Thomas Pierson <cont...@thomaspierson.fr> writes: > Clementine does not require or depend on a external software to run > properly. So for me the policy 2.2.1 is respected.
I agree that, as described, Clementine's normal function as a general-purpose music player is available without any non-free music services. So this does not infringe Policy §2.2.1. > It's only if a user want to connect to a particular external service > that a plugin file is downloaded and used. That is still a problem, IMO. It would be best if the program did not do that, and instead prompted the user to install the non-free package providing that plug-in. > But it's the same case for many software like web browser which > download and run proprietary javascripts without any warning. (Yes, I think a web browser should not download and execute arbitrary JavaScript either. That one problem remains unaddressed is not a justification for the same problem elsewhere.) > So unless someone point me a clear justification I will close this bug > as invalid for now. I agree that, despite the problems remarked on of downloading and executing unpackaged code to execute on the user's computer, this is not a dependency for the program performing its normal function. So this does not appear to be a Policy §2.2.1 violation. -- \ “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world | `\ would also change.” —Mohandas K. Gandhi, _Collected Works_, 1913 | _o__) | Ben Finney <bign...@debian.org>